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News from Ms. Little’s 1^st Grade Class

March 12, 2015

Upcoming Events

·      Friday, March 13^th – Dismissal at 11:45

·      Friday, March 20^th – Dismissal at 11:45

·      Friday, March 27^th – Dismissal at 11:45

·      Thursday, April 2^nd – Dismissal at 11:45 (Conferences)

·      Friday, April 3^rd – No School (Good Friday)

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Hello Families!

In Writer’s Workshop, we are being writers as well as teachers as we work on writing How-To Books. Who knew the students in our class knew how to do – and explain the steps of – so many different things! Some topics are how to make popcorn, how to read with a buddy, how to cook waffles, how to plant a seed, how to paint, and how to play with a cat. Right now, we are testing our steps by reading each of them to a partner and having our partner act it out. This helps us see if we are missing any important directions.

Our class celebrated the birthday of Dr. Seuss last week by incorporating him into as many areas of our first grade curriculum as we could. We practiced rhyming skills with card and dice games, tried to recreate the Lorax’s mustache with pattern blocks, listened to several Dr. Seuss read alouds, practiced reading fluently and with expression with a Green Eggs and Ham play, and even tried to create our own Dr. Seuss-like character.

Conferences and Classroom Supplies

Spring Conferences are coming up! 10-minute conferences will be offered on Thursday, April 2^nd. Please keep an eye out for an email from Sign Up Genius within the next couple of days. When you receive the email, you can follow the link to the website to sign up for a conference time.  If you do not receive the email, or if you have changed your email address recently, please let me know as soon as possible.

Thank you to families who have sent in shared classroom supplies throughout the school year! We are running low on tissues, dry erase markers and disinfecting wipes. Any contributions would be greatly appreciated.

Enjoy the weekend! 

Ms. Little